Elif Bet
a house-warming party
with a play reading dropped in the middle
Every season,
the Elif team invites our community members into a cozy space in NYC to hear an early-draft play.
The letters "Elif" and "Bet" begin the Semitic alphabets. They are the first two building blocks for dozens of languages. The Elif Bet Play Reading Series celebrates beginnings and makes the audience a building block from the very first draft. "Bet" means house—and that's where you are, at home with us.
The evening begins and ends with a gathering, an opportunity for artists in our community to get to know each other. In the middle, actors from our community will read the play draft for the first time.
Welcome + Gathering
Play Reading
Talkback
Gathering + Close
Join us at an Elif Bet soon.
Upcoming
Sunday March 30th @ 6PM
In Her Nature
by Sabrina Carlier
Frequently reduced to a footnote, Vita Sackville-West filled her life with frenzy, fantasy, and flowers. And yet, did she ever find the freedom she hoped for? Born and raised the only child to a tumultuous aristocratic family, Vita found her escape in the greats of literature, full of romance, adventure, and grandeur. As she grew, Vita not only began to write these plots herself but also longed to live them, not just with men but with women too. Always wanting something wild and thrilling but needing something safe where she feels seen, Vita struggles to ever say if it’s enough, whether with Rosamund or Violet or Harold or Virginia. In wanting the unconditional will she lose the very love and life she strives to find?
Past Readings
